Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G E970 vs Sony Xperia C3 Dual vs Lenovo Vibe X2

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Sony Lenovo
Announced September 2012 July 2014 September 2014
Status Available - November 2012 Available - August 2014 Available - October 2014
Colors Black Black, White, Mint White, Gold, Red, Dark Grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
156.2 x 78.7 x 7.6 mm
(6.15 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
140.2 x 68.6 x 7.3 mm
(5.52 x 2.7 x 0.29 in)
Weight 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 149.7 g (5.26.0.25 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 Octa-core 2.0 GHz, MediatTek MT6595m True8Core
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 305 PowerVR G600
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.97% 67.85% 71.52%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - FM radio with RDS -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light 1080p, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 720p, LED flash [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB No
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2500 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 324 h Up to 1040 h (2G)
Up to 960 h (3G)
Up to 228 h (2G)
Up to 216 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
Up to 17 h (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)